Hybrid Powertrains

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Ford Putting a bigger battery and a plug-in hybrid powertrain into a pick-up truck isn't exactly a new idea (see here and here for just two examples). Of course, sometimes, old ideas are worth keeping around. At the 2010 National Truck Equipment Association Work Truck Show this week, ALTe LLC, based in Michigan, showed off a Ford F-150 that has a plug-in hybrid powertrain installed. Of course, because...  

Audi plans to help parent VW Group dominate the alternative-powertrain market by the end of the decade. The Audi A8 hybrid concept, shown, is part of the plan. Is it too late for Ford to keep Volvo? Conti exec: EV tires 'will take some getting used to'Follow Automotive NewsGENEVA -- Audi plans a... AutoWeek Magazine - Audi plans expansion of hybrids, electrics:  

Volkswagen is banking on the fuel-saving properties of a new gasoline-electric hybrid drivetrain and what it describes as a wholesale improvement in quality levels to bolster North American sales of its second-generation Touareg. This new Touareg represents VW's first foray into the... Automotive - 2011 Volkswagen Touareg now available in Hybrid  

Volkswagen is banking on the fuel-saving properties of a new gasoline-electric hybrid drivetrain and what it describes as a wholesale improvement in quality levels to bolster North American sales of its second-generation Touareg.  

Audi plans a rapid expansion of plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles over the next few years as a key component in Volkswagen Group's strategy to dominate the alternative-powertrain market by decade's end.  

Volkswagen is about to enter the hybrid market with its all-new Touareg, but don't expect it to end there. VW's hybrid boss, Eike Feldhusen, predicts a long line of successors are sure to follow: 'We have ideas for hybrids from the smallest car to the biggest, but this Touareg is the best way to showcase the possibilities.' No timetable of launches has been revealed, but it's possible the forthcoming Jetta coupe could be next in line for the...  

Filed under: Hybrid, GMGeneral Motors' two-mode hybrid system hasn't exactly been a commercial success. GM has had a hard time finding customers willing to part ways with $10,000 or more for a fully capable SUV with sedan-like city fuel economy, but that reportedly isn't stopping the Detroit, MI-based automaker from improving its hybrid formula for its next generation of vehicles. GM is said to be working on a new electric motor that will...  

GM to engineer RWD hybrid powertrain for future Cadillacs? by Chris Shunk (RSS feed) on Feb 8th 2010 at 1:58PM. General Motors' two-mode hybrid system hasn't exactly been a commercial success. GM has had a hard time finding customers ...  

Filed under: Hybrid, Acura Closely following Honda CEO Takanobu Ito's admission at the Detroit Auto Show earlier this month that the Acura brand would soon jump head-first into the deep end of the hybrid waters comes a report from Automotive News suggesting that the entry-level TSX sedan would be the first such model from Honda's luxury brand so equipped. AN's source is an unnamed Acura dealer, who says the hybrid technology will grace the...  

Filed under: Emerging Technologies, Hybrid, BMW BMW is knee-deep in hybrid technology these days, having both mild hybrids and sophisticated full two-mode drivetrains in production. Apparently, there's work underway on a radical twin-engine system as well, proof of which can be seen by perusing this patent application. Unlike any hybrid powertrain currently on the road, one of the engines in BMW's split-hybrid technology remains completely...  

Filed under: Hybrid, Peugeot, Geneva Motor Show Peugeot SR1 Concept - Click above for high-res image gallery The new SR1 concept is the latest in a series of concepts produced by Peugeot and its sister brand Citroen over the last several years with a partially electric drivetrain called Hybrid4. Unlike the power-split systems produced by Toyota, Ford and others or the newer modular systems from Mercedes, BMW and Volkswagen, this is a through...  

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